User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 120 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 109 out of 120
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Mixed: 3 out of 120
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Negative: 8 out of 120
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May 28, 2013
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Sep 6, 2013
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May 31, 2013I had never heard about Laura, so I gave her a try and wow I was surprised. Beautiful melodies, vocals and lyrics that form a sophisticated and clearly epic album that could become a classic.
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May 28, 2013This album is a flawless work of art with a myriad of merging themes and a cyclical return to the same chords used from beginning, in the album closer, 'Saved These Words', one of the highlights.
I recommend: Opening medley, When Were You Happy? (And How Long Has That Been) and Saved These Words. -
Jun 12, 2013
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Jul 14, 2013
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Nov 15, 2013It's November so I think it's safe for me to say this is my favorite album of this year. It has everything, the voice, the lyrics, the music, it's great. The world needs more music like this.
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Apr 20, 2018I've been listing this album since it was released in 2013 and still love it until now.
This album is mature, strong and brave with beautiful melodies & lyrics.
If I have to choose only one album to listen for a whole year, this is it. -
Nov 19, 2013
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Jun 1, 2013
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Jan 17, 2014A big album. A bit too long for so heavy musics... Anyway, Laura Marling made her best work in Once I Was an Eagle. The first four songs introduce the person in her aura, which is softened after the Intelude and broken in the last song. One of the best albuns of 2013
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Oct 26, 2020
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Apr 15, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 26, 2014
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Feb 12, 2022It's considered one of the best singer-songwriter records if the 21st century for a reason. It's simplistic but still so versatile, the opening three song suite is a higlight in songwriting. Laura's performance is equally captivating and gives nuanced inflections changing the meaning of phrases and words.
Awards & Rankings
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MagnetJun 18, 2013Marling is the gutsiest of chamber folkies. [No.99, p.57]
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Jun 12, 2013It’s easily the most charming she’s ever been--she's no master hunter, but she doesn't need to be.
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Jun 5, 2013There are two primary things that make Once I Was An Eagle take flight: Lyrics and progression, which together make the album intelligent, confident, and, perhaps most importantly, recursive.